The Amusing Adventures of a Directionally Challenged Dad and Daughter Chapter 108

A group of monkeys scattered in panic as two wolves startled them.

The people following behind stopped at the edge of the monkeys' territory and didn’t advance further. The leader muttered sothing under his breath.

The largest monkey bared its teeth nacingly, driving the humans away.

Big White and the silver wolf didn’t linger in the monkeys' territory, and in that brief mont, they managed to shake off the indigenous people.

Seeing that the two wolves had disappeared, the natives didn’t stay long and returned the way they ca to their settlent.

Big White and the silver wolf didn’t return until the next morning. When they appeared before Chang'an, she almost didn’t recognize them.

They were so filthy that their original forms were barely distinguishable—even stray dogs looked better than them.

Chang'an imdiately fetched water from her space to wash them.

"What on earth were you two up to?"

The two wolves flopped onto a rock, whining pitifully as if complaining to Chang'an.

Chang'an: Didn’t understand a word.

But that didn’t stop her from pretending. "Alright, alright, next ti don’t run off like that, or you might get your legs broken."

Sohow, her response fit perfectly.

Old Gu Six remarked lazily, "Either they got bullied by the local wildlife, or they ran into the island’s indigenous people."

His guess was spot-on.

"Sweetheart, maybe we should stay out of the woods to avoid disturbing them," he added.

Chang'an nodded. "Sure thing."

Better not to intrude and save themselves the trouble.

I wonder where the beluga brothers went? They haven’t been back since delivering breakfast yesterday.

Speak of the devil—just as she was wondering, the beluga ca charging back with its companion, towing a fishing boat behind them.

Another boat was hot on their tails. Did they really just rob soone?

Oh no, were they going to be mistaken for accomplices?

Was it too late to run?

Clearly, it was. The boat was already delivered, and the beluga brothers dove deep into the ocean, leaving the father-daughter pair to face a crowd of furious fishern.

Chang'an and Old Gu Six wore identical awkward smiles. They never expected the beluga brothers to actually steal a boat.

Old Gu Six felt a pang of guilt, but then he thought—why should he? He wasn’t the one who robbed anyone.

The fishern chasing the boat sighed in relief, assuming the beluga was just playing around. It never crossed their minds that soone might have put it up to this.

When the fishern barely glanced at them and prepared to leave, Old Gu Six quickly stepped forward. "Brother, would you be willing to sell us one of your boats?"

A man checking the boat before boarding turned at the interruption. He saw an exceptionally handso man, though he looked a bit frail.

"You live on the island but don’t have your own boat?"

Old Gu Six smiled. "We’re not locals. Our boat was wrecked by a big fish a few days ago, then we got caught in the rain, and then another fish—who knows where it ca from—carried us here."

The man burst out laughing. "Sounds like it was in cahoots with the one that stole our boat."

Old Gu Six: Could it have been the sa one?

"Where do you live? I can take you back," the man offered, assuming they were from a nearby coastal village. It wouldn’t be much trouble.

Chang'an stepped in, embarrassed. "Uncle, we live pretty far. It’s probably not on your way."

Soone on the boat called out, "Second Brother, what’s taking so long? Let’s go!"

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They nodded and waited while the n talked it over.

Back on the boat, the man explained the situation to his brothers.

The Eldest Brother asked, "How much are they offering?"

A younger man interjected urgently, "Eldest Brother, we five brothers only have four boats. If we sell one, we’ll be down to three!"

He worried about their aging parents. Once they were gone, the five brothers—each with their own families—would have to divide the property.

Third Brother had no plans to fish; he wanted to go into trade. Four boats would have been just enough to split, but selling one would leave them short.

And it wasn’t as if selling an old boat would give them enough to buy a new one of the sa size.

Not a chance.

Besides, while they still lived together, the money from selling the boat would go into the family fund. Even if divided equally, his share wouldn’t amount to much. Better to keep the boat.

Fishing together was one thing, but property division had to be clear.

anwhile, the Eldest Brother thought differently. Selling the old boat and adding so money could get them a new one. Their current boats were aging, and it was ti for an upgrade.

"Second Brother, tell them we’ll sell, but not cheap. This boat may be old, but it’s well-maintained and sturdy."

“How much silver should we sell it for?”

“Sixty taels. Since they’re traveling, they might not carry that much on them. We can escort them ho and collect the paynt there.”

Four of the five brothers agreed to sell the fishing boat, while one disagreed—but his opinion could be ignored.

Second Brother went ashore to negotiate with Old Gu Six. When he ntioned the price of sixty taels, he hesitated slightly.

“Don’t let the boat’s age fool you—it’s the best-maintained vessel in our village. Many families bought theirs the sa year, but theirs are already too worn out to use.”

Old Gu Six readily agreed to the price of sixty taels. This boat was likely sturdier than anything he could build himself.

However, his personal savings weren’t enough—he’d still need his daughter’s help to afford it.

Second Brother said cheerfully, “I assu you don’t have that much silver on you. We can take you ho and settle the paynt there.”

Truth be told, no one would carry a pouch of silver ingots while out at sea.

Who’d want that kind of weight?

Chang’an proved him wrong with her actions. She pulled six silver ingots from the cloth bag slung across her shoulder, leaving Second Brother utterly stunned.

Her crossbody bag had been resewn by Old Gu Six to hold plenty—about the size of a schoolbag from her past life—making it the perfect cover for her spatial tricks.

Second Brother accepted the ingots, giving the father-daughter pair a look of disbelief.

So the daughter managed the family’s finances? A grown man needing his child’s permission to spend silver? Today was certainly eye-opening.

What, were they planning to buy pearls from the Dragon King with all that silver on them?

Once the boat was sold, it no longer belonged to them. Second Brother called his brothers over to the other vessel.

They’d only sold the boat, not the fishing gear, so they took so ti to clear it out.

Chang’an and Old Gu Six waited patiently. By the ti everything was settled, the sky had darkened.

They decided to leave the next day, bidding Second Brother and the others farewell before returning to the beach.